Football/Soccer Session (Moderate): U10 14/03/2025

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Alex Efthimiou
Name: Alex Efthimiou
City: WINDSOR
Country: United Kingdom
Membership: Adult Member
Sport: Football/Soccer
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Description

APPLYING PRINCIPLES COVERED OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS IN TERMS OF COMBINATION PLAY BY PROVIDING SCENARIOS SUITED TO FINISHING THE ATTACK WITH GOOD MOVEMENT TO CREATE SHOOTING OPPORTUNITIES

SIMPLE SESSION WITH COMPLEX TECHNICAL POINTS - USE THE MIDDLE PHASE TO WORK WITH ANY PLAYERS WHO SPECIFICALLY NEED SUPPORT ON BALL STRIKING. ENCOURAGE PLAYERS TO TRY TO USE THEIR OPTIMUM TECHNIQUE WHERE POSSIBLE - LOCKED ANKLE, EXPLODING THROUGH THE BALL, CORRECT STANDING LEG PLACEMENT - RATHER THAN JUST "HIT AND HOPE"

WELCOME PLAYERS AS THEY ARRIVE - CHECK IN WITH HOW THEY ARE FEELING AFTER DISAPPOINTING RESULT LAST WEEK. FINISH SESSION WITH SIMPLE TARGET SHOOTING FOR A REWARD (IF WE CAN GET THROUGH ALL THE WORK QUICKLY ENOUGH) SO THEY HAVE TO FOCUS. WINNING TEAM IN MINI GAME GET AN ADDITONAL CHANCE IN TARGET SHOOTING

ENCOURAGE PLAYERS TO EXPERIMENT TO FIND THEIR OWN VERISION OF THE OPTIMAL TECHNIQUE - DIFFERENT RUN UP, DIFFERENT ARM POSITIONS ETC CAN BE SUBTLE VARIANTS THAT MAY UNLOCK A PLAYERS CONFIDENCE IN SHOOTING

MULTIPLE TEAMS ARE TRAINING AT THE SAME TIME, WEATHER WARMING UP BUT STILL COLD AND WET POTENTIALLY, PROPER FOOTWEAR AND SHINPADS ETC NEEDED AS LOTS OF EXPLOSIVE WORK AND FULL CONTACT GAMES


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): CONE COLLECTORS - DRIBBLING

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): CONE COLLECTORS - DRIBBLING
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Learning Objectives

Technical Technical
BALL CONTROL AND DRIBBLING
Technical Physical
AGILITY / BALANCE / SPEED AND ACCELERATION / STAMINA AND FITNESS / STRENGTH
Technical Psychological
EMOTIONAL RESILIENCE
Technical Social
GROUP DYNAMICS

CONE COLLECTORS - DRIBBLING (10 mins)

AIM/FOCUS:

  • WELCOME ACTIVITY AS PLAYERS ARRIVE FOR THE SESSION - UNOPPOSED DRIBBLING WITH COMPETETIVE ELEMENT
ACTIVITY INFORMATION: 10 MINS
  • PLAY AREA APPROX 20m x 15m DIVIDED DOWN THE MIDDLE WITH 20-30 CONES IN THE CENTRE (ODD NUMBER IS BETTER)
  • AS PLAYERS ARRIVE THEY ARE ALLOCATED A TEAM AND MUST DRIBBLE BACK AND FORTH TO COLLECT CONES AND BRING THEM BACK TO THEIR TEAMS SIDE
  • ONCE THE CONES ARE GONE FROM THE MIDDLE, PLAYERS CAN START TO STEAL CONES FROM THE OPPOSITION SIDE
  • PLAYERS MUST KEEP THE BALL CLOSE TO THEIR FEET THROUGHOUT. COACH CAN CALL "FREEZE" AT ANY POINT AND ANY PLAYERS WHO DO NOT HAVE THE BALL UNDER CONTROL MUST LEAVE THEIR CONE WHERE IT IS AND GO BACK TO THEIR HOME BASE AND DO 3 PRESS UPS BEFORE CONTINUING AGAIN
COACHING POINTS:
  • HAVE FUN WITH THE PLAYERS. TEST THEM WITH THE TIMING OF "FREEZE"

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): WIDE CREATION - ATTACK THE BOX ANIMATION

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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): WIDE CREATION - ATTACK THE BOX ANIMATION
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Learning Objectives

Technical Technical
BALL CONTROL AND DRIBBLING / BALL STRIKING / PASSING ACCURACY / SHOOTING ACCURACY / TACKLING
Technical Tactical
ATTACKING MOVEMENT / DECISIONS / DEFENSIVE POSITIONING
Technical Physical
AGILITY / BALANCE / SPEED AND ACCELERATION / STAMINA AND FITNESS / STRENGTH
Technical Psychological
AGGRESSION / COACHABILITY / COMPOSURE / EMOTIONAL RESILIENCE / SELF BELIEF
Technical Social
COMMUNICATING WITH TEAM / GROUP DYNAMICS / TRUST IN TEAMMATES

WIDE CREATION - ATTACK THE BOX ANIMATION (25 mins)

AIM/FOCUS:

  • PROVIDE A SCENARIO FOR PLAYERS TO PRACTICE THEIR MOVEMENT AND FINISHING VS A DEFENDER AND GK WHEN RECEIVING PASSES FROM WIDE AREAS
ACTIVITY INFORMATION: 20 MINS
  • PLAYERS SPLIT INTO 4 STARTING POSITIONS (A/B/C/D) AT CONES AS SHOWN WITH GK IN GOAL
  • A/B/C ARE ATTACKING PLAYERS, D IS A DEFENSIVE PLAYER
  • D PASSES THE BALL INTO THE CENTRAL ATTACKER - B - AND THEN MOVES INTO THE PLAY AREA READY TO DEFEND
  • B THEN PASSES TO A OR C IN THE WIDE AREAS - IN THIS CASE THE BALL IS PLAYED TO C
  • B AND THE OTHER WIDE PLAYER THEN ATTACK THE BOX TO TRY AND RECIEVE A PASS FROM C AND SCORE VS THE GK AND D
  • THE WIDE PLAYER WHO RECEIVES THE PASS FROM B MUST TAKE NO MORE THAN 3 TOUCHES BEFORE PASSING AND IS NOT ALLOWED TO SHOOT OR ENTER THE BOX
  • PLAYERS ROTATE POSITIONS IN ORDER SO THAT EVERY PLAYER EXPEREINCES EACH POSITION
  • MULITPLE BALLS BEHIND THE GOAL TO ALLOW FOR A FASTER TURNAROUND
COACHING POINTS:
  • CAN ALL THE PLAYERS KEEP THEIR PASSES ACCURATE AND WITH SUITABLE POWER?
  • CAN THE PLAYERS ATTACK THE BOX WITH SPEED AND USE IMAGINATIVE MOVEMENT TO FIND SPACE TO SCORE?
  • CAN THE WIDE PLAYER KEEP TRACK OF THE MOVING PLAYERS IN THE BOX TO IDENTIFY THE RIGHT TIME TO PASS?

Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): ONE GK MINI GAME

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Learning Objectives

Technical Technical
BALL CONTROL AND DRIBBLING / BALL STRIKING / PASSING ACCURACY / SHOOTING ACCURACY / TACKLING
Technical Tactical
ATTACKING MOVEMENT / DECISIONS / DEFENSIVE POSITIONING / SET PIECE STRATEGIES / TRANSITIONAL PLAY
Technical Physical
AGILITY / BALANCE / SPEED AND ACCELERATION / STAMINA AND FITNESS / STRENGTH
Technical Psychological
AGGRESSION / COACHABILITY / COMPOSURE / EMOTIONAL RESILIENCE / SELF BELIEF
Technical Social
COMMUNICATING WITH TEAM / GROUP DYNAMICS / LEADERSHIP SKILLS / TEAM ETHIC / TRUST IN TEAMMATES

ONE GK MINI GAME (25 mins)

AIM/FOCUS:

  • MINI GAME WITH ONE GK THAT FAVOURS QUICK TRANSTIONS WHEN GAINING OR LOSING THE BALL AND REWARDS MAINTAINING POSSESSION WHEN IN SETTLED PLAY - IDEAL FOR SCENARIOS WITH ODD NUMBERS OF PLAYERS
ACTIVITY INFORMATION: 30 MINS
  • PLAYER SPLIT INTO EQUAL TEAMS - YELLOW vs BLUE - WITH A GK IN PLACE
  • ENDZONE WITH TWO COACHES (OR SECOND GK) AS TARGETS FOR DEFENDERS
  • A TEAM ATTACKS TO TRY AND SCORE IN THE GOAL, HOWEVER, WHEN POSSESSION IS WON, THE DEFENDING TEAM MUST TRY TO RESET PLAY BACK TO THE END ZONE WITH AN ACCURATE PASS TO ONE OF THE COACHES (OR SPARE GK)
  • ONCE THEY DO THIS, THEY GET POSSESSION AND ARE ALLOWED TO ATTACK
  • A GOAL IS WORTH ONE POINT AND THAT TEAM GET TO RETAIN POSSESSION FOR ANOTHER ATTACK STARTING IN THE ENDZONE
  • IF THE BALL GOES OUT IT IS A THROW ON (WHICH CAN GO DIRECTLY TO THE ENDZONE) OR CORNER. THE GK CAN DISTRIBUTE TO ANY OF THE DEFENDERS IF IT GOES BEHIND OR INTO HANDS
COACHING POINTS:
  • ENCOURAGE THE ATTACKERS TO MAINTAIN POSSESSION RATHER THAN RUSH AND LOSE THE BALL
  • CAN THE ATTACKERS CREATE GOOD SHOOTING CHANCES WITH MOVEMENT AND INVENTIVE PLAY?

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